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Faunal Diversity In India Part II

Kamal Jaiswal - R.C. Sobti
pubblicato da Arts & Science Academic Publishing

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468,65

It Has Been Commonly Accepted That Biodiversity Is An Important Natural Resource For The Functioning Of The Ecosystem That Provides Us With Beneƻts Essential For Human Wellbeing. It Provides The Basis For Ecosystems And The Services They Provide, Upon Which All People Fundamentally Depend. There Is Much Public Concern About Threats To Global Biodiversity. Industrial Pollution, Changes In Agricultural Practices And Climate Change, Are All Having A Direct Impact On Biodiversity. The Book "Faunal Diversity" Through The Individual Chapters, Provides A Broad View Of Diversity And The Importance Of Different Faunal Groups In India. India Is Rich In Terms Of Biological Diversity Due To Its Diversiƻed abitat And Climatic Conditions And Is One Among The 17 Mega-Biodiversity Countries. India Harbours As Much As 7 % Of The Total Animal Species Of The World, Though The Indian Landmass Is About 2 %. India Has A Coastline Of 8,118 Km, With An Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Of 2.02 Million Km2 And A Continental Shelf Area Of 468,000 Km2, Spread Across 10 Maritime States And 7 Union Territories, Including Andaman And Nicobar Islands And Lakshadweep Islands. There Are About 2,546 Species Of Fishes (About 11% Of The World pecies) Found In Indian Waters. About 197 Species Of Amphibians (4.4% Of The World Total) And More Than 408 Reptile Species (6% Of The World Total) Are Found In India. Among hese Groups The Highest Levels Of Endemism Are Found In The Amphibians. There Are About 1,250 Species Of Birds From India, With Some Variations, Depending On Taxonomic Treatments, Accounting For About 12% Of The World Species. There Are About 410 Species Of Mammals Known From India, Which Is About 8.86% Of The World Species. This Excellent Text Includes The Work Of Around 35 Authors Who Are Experts In Their Field Of Specialization. The Book Offers A Solid Description Of The Current Understanding Of Faunal Diversity From Microbial World To Mammals, From Endoparasites To Ectoparasites From Water Borne Animals To Terrestrial, From Piscine To Avian Fauna And From Terrestrial Mammals To Flying Mammals.

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Generi Scienza e Tecnica » Biologia » Zoologia

Editore Arts & Science Academic Publishing

Formato Ebook con Adobe DRM

Pubblicato 30/06/2017

Lingua Inglese

EAN-13 9789389660609

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